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He'd just taken a quick bathroom break, right? I can totally see him as the kind of guy who who doesn't see the people who do work around him. His room just gets cleaned while he's out, like magic. Why would he need to worry?

And the corresponding knowledge! The kind of people who would listen to a quilting program on the radio would be able to identify him as a fake pretty quickly so he's done some research.

I loved that the emails were all x@x.com. Did she look them up? Was she just assuming? Was it a tv thing? Poor Oprah (or her assistant). I hope Charlie's email had a warning in it.

I wish that were true for me. That is beautiful. And a good explanation. I also thought Cliff was going to end up hurt and wondered why his nephew didn't try to stop him but I'm not a car person and was expecting a more explosive result from Creepy Guy's sabotage. Brake lines make much more sense. Although, if anyone looked into Charlie's future accident, they might notice and it would come back to the body shop.

The radio guy also called the wife using Taffy's voice which prompted her to turn her co-conspirator over to the police. The call was recorded and he played her confession during his MAGA show (knowing the cops would be listening which was a nice touch) so the wife would be arrested as well.

That was fantastic.

And he ends up adopted at the end which made me happy (even MAGA dogs deserve a home).

Charlie realized that most truckers had dash cams that were recording 24/7 and that she had seen a truck facing the auto body shop which would have captured the murder. All she could remember about it, however, was that it had an animal on the sides (cue singalong in diner). Once the other truckers figured out which truck she was talking about and their call sign, they could contact him and ask for the recording to be sent to the police. It would have shown that the creepy kid killed Damian. I have Charlie's problem with words sometimes so it's kind of nice to see her struggle. My mind tends to go to movies or tv shows instead of music though.

I just blew through all of season 1 so I am thrilled to hear this.

I wasn't sure who to feel bad for in the battle of the sisters. They were both being awful (although I think Jen was a little justified). I did not have that problem with Carrie and Jen. The former/current (but trying!) bully did her a favor by making her relive the times Jen took advantage of their friendship. I'm sure things will end up fine between them but now Jen will have to work for it.

I knew Kash was crossing a line with his jumps back in time in earlier episodes, but they mostly played for laughs and he's been so much fun with Carrie that it didn't really hit me how creepy he was until this episode. I really hope the break-up is permanent. There's no way Carrie should trust him again. I'm glad Jen also came a realization with the flying guy. The fact that he was bad for her was a lot more obvious earlier on. Good for Jen's mom for finally paying attention to what was going on in her daughter's life, even if that still came with blame and guilt.

Aw, I liked Damian and really didn't want him to be the victim. I don't know if it was just convenience or not but I also liked that Charlie had the lotto ticket girl help find the real murderer. And I loved all of the truckers helping figure out who Charlie was looking for. I'm worried about Charlie's new trucker friend though. She'd worked so hard to stay off the grid and she's definitely back in the system now.

I agree. I'm not really a music person and don't always notice it in the background of shows but I kind of want a soundtrack of this. I got hooked on the show pretty much immediately (free cat!) and ended up marathoning the entire series.

It would have been nice if they'd mentioned the kid again but I just figured, even if the police considered arresting her, they would have known a rich white lady wasn't going to be given a guilty verdict. Her husband got drunk, drove to the teacher's house with a gun, and shot the guy and there were no consequences to that (even though Paul's suspicions were right, he still broke a few laws that night).

I have absolutely no experience with guns so I have no idea if my logic makes sense but, to me, the difference is area of expertise. Theoretically, during a career, an actor could be asked to handle many different types of guns, each requiring a different way to determine safety levels (some have a bullet in the chamber, some don't...). It's not the actors job to study that and remember the details (although some may pick up some knowledge over time). That's what the armorer is for. And the rules reflect this: the actor is supposed to only accept a gun from the armorer who knows more about the many weapons used and can (or should) be trusted to do the correct safety check. I'm just thinking that if I were cast in a movie like Rust, I would have no idea how to check my gun for live bullets and be confident about my conclusions. And I wouldn't necessarily want to be responsible for that, even after training. My job would be to remember lines and marks and act.

Something I found interesting were Faith's comments on her mother (which I can't remember exactly). It sounded like, whatever her mother did, Faith knew it was wrong so she's at least not blaming Will for a false accusation.

From the perspective of Josie's family in Arkansas, she was never missing. She was traveling with her family and then she was being dropped off by the sheriff with news of the murders. There are definitely still open questions (how much did the sheriff explain to the aunt? Did the reporter we met do a deep dive on the family's background and assume Josie hadn't been with them? Or did she focus on the local angle?) but I don't think anyone would have been worried about Josie's location until after she was already at her aunt's.

The family was just passing through (I'm guessing they were from Arkansas since that's where Josie's aunt lived) so no one local would have known about the baby. Anyone who knew about Josie probably found out about the murders when the sheriff brought her home.

That and Faith not being able to remember the face of the one other person she's seen in town made me roll my eyes. But I like the characters enough to be forgiving. They do need to stop making characters I like, have sympathy with, and bond with the Will and Faith the bad guys though. First, it was the dyslexic music guy and now it's the sheriff. I'm also a little uncomfortable with the fact that both characters were shown doing what they could to overcome something Will and Faith struggle with (dyslexia, racism) and then becoming a kidnapper/stalker and murderer. I'm really hoping the next episode breaks their streak (I know it's only been 2 mysteries so far but it's weird that this has happened in both). I don't want to spend the rest of the series wondering if the show making me sympathetic to a character is a sign that they need to be arrested.

If both Angie and Paul were put in foster care as children rather than babies (according to this episode, Angie was 7), I would think their accents would be affected by the time they spent with whoever was their guardian prior to the state stepping in. Will wouldn't have had that. Maybe the handkerchief carrying woman who ran their group home was from New Orleans? I have cousins who moved from Michigan to NC as kids. The oldest's speech didn't change much but his younger brother sounds very southern. (yes, I know I'm overthinking this) I agree. As soon as Nico was introduced, I was sad they were probably only going to be around for this one case. Considering how Will grew up, I'm going to give him some understanding here. This is probably the first time in his life he's had a real experience with a pet. And he does seem to be learning (he felt bad about yelling, right? That was one of the reasons he sent Angie (and Nico) over?).

Me too (the dislike). And I really hope the show wants us to be on Will's side and that the cops are in the wrong. With Faith's mom being involved though, I'm afraid we'll find out Will was wrong about something.

I couldn't decide if it was the writing or the acting. I was not impressed by her character at all. What exactly was her plan for Emma? Did she not realize the car was stuck there? Was the creek supposed to rise enough to drown her? Or was she supposed to die of dehydration/hunger? Betty continues to be the best. I'm so happy she has someone to take care of her during the day! And that the runaway (I loved their blue hair) found a weird family with Will and Angie (that is what's going to happen, right?) I think my second favorite character is Will's boss.

Based on what I've seen in the real world, this seemed pretty realistic. I haven't heard of many police officers willing to admit there are bad cops in their ranks. Considering all of the talk in the last few years on "copaganda", I liked that this show wasn't all in on the normal trust the police story line. I'm interested to see where they take things, especially with Will's new partner's mother being involved. I liked this too. It's not something we usually see in a main character. I was disappointed the sound guy turned out to be involved. Before that, I thought it was a nice moment for him and Will to bond a little and show that there are different ways to work around a learning disability. My favorite part by far, however, is Betty. I love her.

As much as I like Amy, I'm going to miss Andy a lot (including the fact that he helped avoid 100% Christmas). Although I was mostly concerned about the grannies so I'm very excited they're all back.

Interview with Aleyse Shannon (Breanna) on what she's learned from her Leverage co-stars here.